MV Clansman was the second of a trio of hoist-loading car ferries built for David MacBrayne Ltd in 1964 and operated on the Mallaig to Armadale, Skye...
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MV Clansman is a ferry operated by Caledonian MacBrayne, operating from Oban on the west coast of Scotland. The present MV Clansman is the fifth vessel...
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name MV Clansman (1964), a ferry launched in 1964, fourth of the name SS Empire Clansman (1942–1965), the Empire ship Clansman, a collier Clansman (military...
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ships MV Lochearn and MV Lochmor. She continued on this route for nine years. Columba's interiors, and those of her sisters MV Hebrides and MV Clansman, were...
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for several days sailed at 10 knots on one engine. The newly rebuilt MV Clansman also lay idle at Stornoway. Iona again suffered engine trouble in July...
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to another route within the CalMac network. MV Hebrides' design is very similar to that of the MV Clansman of 1998. There is an increased amount of open...
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improving their performance. With the introduction of the 1964 hoist-loading car ferries, Hebrides, Clansman and Columba, Lochearn became redundant. She and her...
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(1951) MV Lochshiel (1953) MV Lochailort (1954) MV Claymore (1955) MV Loch Ard (1955) MV Loch Toscaig (1955) MV Hebrides (1964) MV Clansman (1964) MV Columba...
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hoist-loading car ferry, MV Hebrides on the Uig triangle in 1964, Lochmor moved to the Mallaig to Armadale crossing, awaiting MV Clansman later in the same year...
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abilities, being replaced by MV Clansman) and was moved to Oban, until April 1988, when she was replaced by the larger MV Isle of Mull. Purchased for conversion...
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